The Carpe GM Gamecast

Topic -    In one of my favorite interviews ever, I had the pleasure of sitting down with someone who changed the way I looked at story structure, character developement, and gaming as a whole. John Scott Tynes wrote Puppetland more than 20 years ago, making him a pioneer in the "storytelling" game world. online casino malaysia The concept was a twisted mixture of the familiar and the macabre, where the innocence of childhood sensibilities rides the center line, crashing headlong into visceral and existential horror. There is a new, (beautiful!) edition of Puppetland available now.  John tells us the story of how it came to be. In one golden hour, you and your friends tell a story that may very well stick with you forever, for better or worse... ...at the very least, you'll never look at puppets the same. Enjoy the show!   Media -  John's website - http://www.JohnTynes.com Purchase the Puppetland RPG - On Amazon On Indie Press Revolution ArcDream Publishing - http://arcdream.com/home/ The New Delta Green RPG -  http://www.delta-green.com/ The new Unknown Armies 3rd Edition RPG - http://www.atlas-games.com/unknownarmies/ RPPR Actual Play podcast- http://actualplay.roleplayingpublicradio.com/ Holospark, the video game start-up where John works - http://www.holospark.net/ The Impossible Travel Agency (John's first virtual-reality project with Holospark) - http://impossibletravelagency.com/ The original version of Puppetland - http://johntynes.com/revland2000/rl_puppetland.html The (very "drippy") cover art from the 1999 release from Hogshead Publishing:   John Supported: The Siblings Trouble storytelling card game - http://www.pencilfirstgames.com/the-siblings-trouble/ Just for fun, here is the Santa Claus, Punch,and Judy video that I was talking about on the show:

Topic -    Live from GenCon 2016!  I was invited to a special, after-hours edition  of the live action escape room the Spin Master Games had erected to support the release of their new game, "Escape Room - The Game".  While I was there, I snagged a few minutes of audio with game designer, Brady Lang about the new venture. buy dnp online Enjoy the show!   Media -  GenCon 2016   Spinmaster.com Escape Room - The Game Where to buy - On Amazon At Target.com At Toys-R-Us.com At Walmart.com      

Topic -    Live from GenCon 2016!  I was able to spend a few minutes talking with Egils Grasmanis From Brain Games about their new, super fun dexterity games "Ice Cool"  We talk a little about the design process and how the idea for one of the most popular casual games of the year came to be. Enjoy the show!   Media - joker123 GenCon 2016   Brain Games.com  Ice Cool   For our full review of the game, go to  http://carpegm.net/game-review-ice-cool/ ‎ Egils Supported: Mikkel Bertelsen's game "Klask" Check out the Ice Cool promo video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhzIZUQvLng  

Topic -  I was finally able to sit down with Frank DiCola, the creator of Mr. Game!, one of my favorite family games EVER! In this episode, we discuss Mr. Game!, the nature of its design, and some house rules.  Frank also gives a little insight into Kickstarter and we discuss some of the hurdles of being an independent game designer.   Enjoy the show!   Media -  GenCon 2016  whoismrgame.com Mr. Game! (@whoismrgame) | Twitter Mr. Game | Facebook Frank DiCola (@Yoshgunn) | Twitter drinkinggamezone.com/drinking-games/mr-game Tabletop Simulator on Steam Buy Mr. Game! For our full review of the game, go to http://carpegm.net/game-review-mr-game/ Frank Supported: Aether Game Cafe  

Topic - In this interview from GenCon 2014, I was able to sit down with Joseph and Carmine of Project Quintet and talk a little about gaming and geekdom in general as well as their bridge simulation and galaxy conquest game, "Project Quintet." Enjoy!   Media - Project Quintet 5th Wall Gaming Quintet website Find out more about Quintet on: Facebook@ https://www.facebook.com/SpaceQuintet Twitter@ https://twitter.com/QuintetLive Twitch@ http://www.twitch.tv/quintetlive Joseph supported - Town of Salem: BlankMediaGames Carmine supported - Space Simulator for iOS and Android (Kickstarter) Once again, this episode was made possible by the beautiful folks at GenCon 2014. Be sure to check them out - http://www.gencon.com/

Hands down the BEST interview from GenCon! I had the pleasure of once again catching up with Sean Fannon of Evil Beagle games.  We cover a lot of ground in this one, so hold on tight! Enjoy! Host - Dan Whorl Special Guest - Sean Fannon (Evil Beagle Games)       Media -    Sean's Pick of the Day (dot)com Shaintar (dot)com Evil Beagle Games (dot)com You can purchase Shaintar and other Evil Beagle products at: Evil Beagle Products on DriveThru RPG Follow Sean! -on Google+ -on Facebook -on Twitter Sean Supported: SpringGiving and ThanksGmaing and also: Doctors Without Borders This episode was made possible by the beautiful folks at GenCon 2014. Be sure to check them out - http://www.gencon.com/    

Topic - In this episode, we talk about games that we hate and how to make them better.  Also, we take a look at the last 2 years of podcasting and the misadventures that came with them.  This is not a standard episode of the Gamecast, so if this is your first time listening, be sure to check out a couple of other episodes as well! Hosts - Dan, Mack, Bryan, Steve, and Lucas  

Topic - In this episode, we talk about reward mechanics, loot, and ways to make them interesting in game. Hosts - Dan, Mack, Steve, and Lucas           Media -  Be sure to check out and support the Tsunamicon Kickstarter, a National level gaming convention based in Wichita, Kansas and being organized by our sister podcast, Metagamers Anonymous.   Only good things can come of this…….. Tsunamicon Kickstarter Tsunamicon.org Tsunamicon Facebook    

Special Guest - Erik Carl Topic: I had the great pleasure of sitting down with my good friend, host and Executive Producer of Metagamers Anonymous, and patriarch of the Prismatic Tsunami community, Erik Carl.  We discussed gaming with kids and his latest venture, TsunamiCon! Support! Support!  Support!     Media -     Be sure to check out and support the Tsunamicon Kickstarter, a National level gaming convention based in Wichita, Kansas and being organized by our sister podcast, Metagamers Anonymous.   Only good things can come of this…….. Tsunamicon Kickstarter Tsunamicon.org Tsunamicon Facebook Erik Supported: BobCon: A gamer retreat in Kansas City BobCon 2014 by Brad Kelley — Kickstarter BobCon | Facebook  

Topic - In this episode, we make a few announcements, discuss what we've been doing lately, and have our first argument er....discussion about the 5th Editionof Dungeons and Dragons.  Hold on tight, this one gets a little bumpy! Hosts - Dan, Mack, Bryan, Steve, and Lucas       Media - Be sure to check out and support the Tsunamicon Kickstarter, a National level gaming convention based in Wichita, Kansas and being organized by our sister podcast, Metagamers Anonymous.   Only good things can come of this........   Tsunamicon Kickstarter Tsunamicon.org Tsunamicon Facebook